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Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 0026U

Helps determine whether a thyroid nodule is cancerous when the needle sample alone is not conclusive. It sequences 112 genes, reading them as both DNA and RNA, and reports a classification for the nodule.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nodule 112-Gene Classifier cost?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,981$2,138 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$4,169 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $13,183Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $3,981

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,365.16
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$4,365

AK $8,128NE $2,399

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.